On 4 Jan 2013, at 1:56 PM, Young, Milan wrote:
>> Note: This group does not (yet) have a charter that describes its scope,
>> deliverables, and decision process. Groups that do not document their
>> practices run a greater risk of disappointing participants due to different
>> expectations about operations and decision-making.
>> Given the lightweight oversight of these groups, the best guarantee that they
>> will operate as the group expects is to have it formally written down.
>
[snip]
How about this:
Note: By design, Community Groups have few process requirements. This group does not (yet) have a charter that describes its decision process,
and as a result, there is limited accountability in how the Chair reaches decisions. The Community Group process affords greater protections
to those groups that document their decision processes.
A quick context reminder here: this text is a small patch. The primary change we plan to make regarding accountability (as discussed in November [1]) is around Chair selection.
Ian
[1] http://www.w3.org/2012/11/29-council-minutes.html#item01
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